Recent SemestersSpring 2026Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E with a grade of C or higher, or English Placement Level 7 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area A3 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThe course is an introduction to the study of language. Course content surveys linguistic concepts of the nature and diversity of language: morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, language acquisition, social variation, and historical change. This course may be offered in a distance education format. (CSU/UC transferable) 